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suspected money laundering
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A friend has received a letter in the post (no name on envelope) when she opened it there was a cheque inside for 5000 euros made out to another acquaintence. When questioned they stated they had found someplace on internet offering 500 euros for cashing the cheque and returning the 4,500. Has anyone else heard of this (obviously I haven't but if this is the case then I can only assume it is a money laundering scam) and as the cheque appears to have originated from the UK which authorities should be contacted
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.my guess would be that should they fail to return the 4,500 then the starting point would not be the acquaintances address hence my feeling that something is very wrong with this scheme. I guess if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck..... I just wondered if this was a commonly known thing and I need to read the papers more!!
http://www.corbypolice.co.uk/default.asp?actio n=article&id=5514
This is a Police website example of the scam.
This is a Police website example of the scam.
It's a scam. It works like this. Your friend presents the cheque to the bank and a few days later they'll find the money in their account. Your friend then transfers 4,500 euros back to the other person, and keeps 500 euros. Great! She's 500 euros up. But she isn't because the original cheque is a fake. It can sometimes take banks several weeks to spot a fake cheque. The bank then takes back 5000 euros from your friend's account leaving her 4,500 euros down on the deal.
Daffy you're a star so if anyone has fallen foul to the scheme it is the acquaintance and not my friend. The worry there was obviously someone in a big black coat calling at friends address but hopefully not likely.
Thanks again (and to all that replied even the not so helpful, stating the obvious reply lol)
Thanks again (and to all that replied even the not so helpful, stating the obvious reply lol)